Castro’s Third Reich

by Humberto Fontova, FrontPage:

“The hatred felt by the state of Israel against the Palestinians is such that they would not hesitate to send the one-and-a-half million men, women and children of that country to the crematoria where millions of Jews of all ages were exterminated by the Nazis,” wrote Fidel Castro recently in the Cuban press. “It would seem that the Fuhrer’s swastika is today, Israel’s banner.”

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor was quick to respond: “With these outrageous comments, Fidel Castro shames his old-time companions and the ideals he always pretended to serve. Che Guevara must be spinning in his grave.”

Mr. Palmor was kind enough to communicate with me and explain that his comment regarding Che Guevara was meant to be ironic — a jab at Fidel Castro. The world needs many more such foreign ministry officials. But for anyone who got the impression that Che Guevara would have quibbled with Castro’s sentiments, here’s some history:

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